Cotter-pin.



No. 898,277. PATENTED SEPT 8, 100::

n. W. SMITH.

CUTTER PIN.

APPLICATION TILED NOV,Z9.1UUT.

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fpeciflcetion of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 8, 1908.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, DAmEL-W. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oyster Bay, iu the countyof Nassau and tete of N ew York,have invented new end, useful Improvements in iLotter-Pies, of which thefollowing is e. specification. I

This invention relates to cotter pins, and the object of the inventionis to provide a cotter pin of the ordinary const'mctionwitlr a pivotedtongue-edepted tospreod the arms of the pin and to retain the pin insecured engagement with the article to which itis applied. I I

' With these objects in View the invention resides in the novelconstruction-of cotter In the drawing, Figural is s-front elevetion of scotter. pinprovidedwith my improvemeitot.'v Fig'. 2 is s siinilsr Viewshowing the tongue in position between the fingers (if-the cotter pin.Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the cotter pin ziud tongue illustrated inFig. 1, aiid Fig. 42 is an enlarged transverse sectioned View taken upontheline 4-sof Fig, 2.

in the drawing the numeral 1 illustretes o. cotter pin of the usuaiconstruction, having the eye 2 and the arms 3 extending from the eye.Near their lower extremities. the arms I 3 of the pin are provided withsuitable perfoi 7 mid an enlarged head 8.

rations e adapted-tor the reception of ii pintle 5 by which the tongue 5is pivotslly secured between the arms 3 of the pin. I

The tongue 6 comprises a fist bodyportion The head 8- of the tongue hasboth of its engaging faces slightly rounded as illustrated in Fig. 4 ofthe drewing, and the inner faces oi the arms 3 are slightly concur edfor the reception of the rounded engaging feces of the tongue."

The cotter pin 1 is constructed of}. resilient metelisl, and when beingpositioned within the recess of the article to which it is applied, thetongue 6 is extended below the eictrernities of the pin, as illustratedin Fig; 1 of the and presenting it bulge upon the arms which effectively.prevents the withdrawal of the pin through the recess or opening ofrheartiole. I

Whenit is desired to withdrew the 511 the tongue is forced'from'engegenent between the arms and the pin eiisiiy withdrawn. The

arms '3 being tightly-pressed against the tongue 8,- when inengeged'position, the acoie dents disolscement of the tongue is effect II ively -preveuted. pins, hereinafter fully described and claimed. I

idiom the foregoing description it'will be observed that I-hsve providedan ordmsry cotter pin with 3. simple device whereby it may be readilyretained upon an erticle and quickly mid-easily withdrawn from theurtiole when desired; without the bending e' nd frequent bresisingjoithe extremities of the arms of'thepin it's is-o uite freikient with theordinary cotter pins in which t e extremities are bent to retoin them inpositlonupon an article. H I I Having thus fully described the invent onwhat is ciei ed as new is:

i. A cott ,r pin having thenieeting feces of its erms'bonoeved, and atongue having an enlerged heed rounded upon two of its feces pivotedbetween the arms of the cotter pin near their extremities.

2. A cotter his having a. pivoted tongue I I member provided witherr-enlarged body portion, the body portion. adapted to be swung betweentheerms of the pin and re tain them in spread position. at their pointsof contact with the body of the tongue;

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.3 DANIEL WHITE SMITH.

Witnesses:

@uzrs. W. ALLEN, WM. F. BLAUYELT

